Alaric Ward
Sarna News
Alaric Wolf (Born in 3112)[1] - Clan Wolf Iron womb born warrior, who conceived by using the DNA of Katherine Steiner-Davion & Victor Steiner-Davion. He is an arrogant man, whom has "superior" complex.
Alaric was raised and groomed partially by his mother whom he hadn't met until later in his sibko years. Katrina Steiner (name she is goes by in the Clans) has been molding her son to be weapon to be used against Inner Sphere to reek havoc of her revenge. Alaric is somewhat tormented by her consonant meddling with his life.
On Tamar, he had been held back and tested out late from his sikbo on February 8th, 3135. In his Trial of Position he used a Bloodreaper BattleMech and achieved three kills earning the rank of Star Captain. Later that day left with Clan Wolf's delegation for Victor Steiner-Davion's funeral on Terra.
In May at the Exarch's ball, Alaric is introduced to young scions of Inner Sphere nobility. Alaric suggests Trial of Grievance to settle the dispute Yori Kurtia and Caleb Davion. Julian Davion acting as Prince's Champion, they use simulators to reenact the War of 3039. Alaric assists Yuri in the simulation, fighting on the Steiner front of the war, beating Jasek Kelswa-Steiner.
In October of 3136, Alaric led his Trinary in a retaliatory strike against the Clan Jade Falcon's world of Koniz after Jade Falcon had raided Clan Wolf territory for supplies. After confronting the defending Trinary which included pair of [[|Jade Hawk|Jade Hawks]]. He proceeded to raze the town of Ogstrenburg to the ground as punishment for raids against Clan Wolf. In this time, he believed his superiority had him god among men.
In November he after returning from his mission on Koniz, he took to clinic to recovered exhaustion on Domain. His mother, Katrina Steiner(-Davion) had come to take charge of his recovery. She informed him that he had been called to Khan Seth Ward and had been promoted to Star Colonel. She and he discussed possibilities of this. She couched him on making impression on his arrival for meeting with the Khan.
December 15th, Alaric meets with Khan Ward and with two other Star Colonels Bjorn and Donovan. Khan introduces them to emissary from the Wolves-In-Exile, Star Colonel Selvina Woods. She informs them that Lyran Commonwealth a mutual-alliance, ask Clan Wolf to move to the Free Worlds League border help protect them from incursions from that area. Wolves Khan marks this as beginning of process to merge two packs of Clan Wolf into one clan again. Alaric and the other assembled Star Colonels have been asked to come up with best way to accomplish this new "Exodus" in secret so that other bordering factions would not attack them in process of moving.
Alaric's plan he devised called on Clan Wolf to strike RoTS's exPrefecture IX at attempt to strike Terra. By sending forces as far as the world of Nusakan, he believes he will draw enough attention, that other factions will not notice Clan Wolf's exodus from the Occupation Zone.
In January of 3137, Alaric lead his Cluster to invade the water world of world of Yed Posterior, in it’s of Henderton.
There he faced militia unit consisting of 2 companies of infantry, company of mobile armor, and light & medium Mechs that were industrial conversions. Confident of victory, Alaric bided two stars of Battlemechs with two stars elemental battle armor and only planning to use one star of Mechs with no intensions in call his reserve stars. However, he had not planned for environment hazards and militia's trickiness. Using tunnels of the city, marine salvage Mechs from the sea, going so far power of the fieriest lighting storms strike down Alaric's machines. Alaric orders DropShips to land and pillage from spaceport and other areas they've secured. On 2nd day, after taking considerable damage, they secure the planet only to have the 3 battalions, 2 militias and lead by Colonel Anastasia Kerensky's own Wolf Hunters combined-arms battalion. 14th of January, Alaric's forces having taken shelter in city of Hesterton's tunnels, were forced to surrender after Kerensky decided to use all her forces in her command instead of abiding to Clan honor. With being over matched, and out gunned, Alaric decided he needed to take note from his father and tries to learn about his enemy so he could defeat them. So in surrendering to Kerensky, he attempts to learn how she operates. So he surrendered his small force to the Wolf Hunters. Kerensky has him psychologically broken down after his surrender, trying break him of his will and thoughts of invincibility.
Alaric meets Anastasia and after short interview, she tells him he take him on as her apprentice. Stating she want him to fight him someday an enemy again.
Kerensky takes him to world of La Blon where he is used as source of information for Prefecture's defenders. Alaric meets Colonel Verena Wolf and he put on show to people as face of threat they all face. Here is where Alaric and Verena develop feelings for each other.
At the conference Alaric is used to provide Opposing Force view point for ideas to be bounced off. At one point, a Alkalurops militia colonel by name of Hardin takes offense that his world is not worth protecting. Alaric points out that world won't interest the Clan Wolf since their worthless to them. Offended to point of outrage, Colonel Hardin assaults Alaric, but Alaric reframes from responding believing doing so would make his guilty party of the fight and possibly stains his reputation. Colonel Verena intervenes, defends Alaric by punching Hardin in face, knocking him down. Alaric is touched Verena defense of him.
In February, The Wolf Hunters arrive at recently conquered world of Unukalhai. There Alaric witness battle between Star Colonel Donovan and Kerensky, with addition reconquering the planet, Donovan wanted to recover Alaric as well. In course of the battle, a key bridge in area their fighting is destroyed forcing Kerensky to surrender Alaric to him. Alaric is able to deduce from his vantage point that Kerensky deliberately lost the fight preventing him from learning her tactics. Invoking the seldom used Right of Return, Alaric is returned to Clan Wolf with honor.
However, by invoking "Right of Return, Alaric loses all his previous ranks and titles. In order to win his back his rank and freedom, Alaric must submit to be bondsman to his rival Donovan. With temporary rank of Star Captain, he must use next battle in combat as Trial of Position. Acting as Donovan's aide, Alaric advices to him that
Star Colonel Donovan announces that he will lead Clan Wolf's Alpha Galaxy in bid conqueror Skondia & Nusakan. While Donovan rivals Star Colonel Hestia bid Seventh Battle Clusters against Star Colonel Edward's Third Battle Cluster for right to conqueror Alkalurops. Donovan gives Alaric command of 4th Wolf Guard & 279th Battle Cluster to take Nusakan.
Alaric advices him it’s highly likely that Kerensky set trap for him on Skondia and to bring more forces with him maybe advisable.
However, Donovan dismisses this and leaves only with 278th Assault Cluster and 13th Wolf Guard and bids down to few trinaries each to deal with the defenders.
March 10th, 3137 - Alaric arrives in Nusakan's orbit with 279th and keeps 4th Wolf Guard as reserves as he makes approach.
Nusakan is defended by three military formations, the remains of the Stormhammers commanded by Colonel Carl Tucker, the mercenary unit Colton's Screaming Demons lead by Colonel Aynn Colton, and The Le Blon Djinn commanded by Colonel Verena.
Deciding Colonel Colton's unit was most venerable of the three, he made initial attack on her. Having Aerospace Star strafe and destroy her entire light mech company. After this attacked, he managed to convince her to fight him with her command lance.
The bolstery and arrogant Colton fought to humiliate him. However, Alaric managed down all for her Mechs retaining his rank as Star Colonel. He allowed her and her people return to her forces and faces him with rest of the world's defenders.
Days later, Colonel Verena meets with him and negotiates and negotiated hard with him. Threaten to crash her DropShip into his base taking out himself and his whole command out in less few minutes if he did not drop use of aerospace fighters. Alaric desire for cluster on regiment battle was his driving point, bring 35 of his BattleMech forces to face her 72 BattleMech and support forces.
On the 19th, they meet on arctic region known as Mudana Refuge. There he fought a tough battle, taking heavy damage, himself & his forces. They managed to destroying the Djinn and battering the rest of her allied forces. Verena faced him in battle with battered Mat Cat; he shot her down moments later.
The next day, Anastasia Kerensky arrived to challenge him, only find he ceded the planet to her since he and his forces have been recalled by Khan Ward. Impressed with her performance, Alaric took Verena as his bondwoman.
Alaric is deployed with Wolf force in old Free Worlds League in early 3138. His forces coordinating with Lyran representative Trillian Steiner and Duke Brewster. It becomes apparent he and Brewster do not get along well.
His people conqueror Gannett in February.
He has hand in conquest of Helm. Alaric’s forces slaughters the Silver Hawk defenders after they failed to up hold their surrender and he destroyed parts of the city Helmsdown in 28th of April.
Trillian Steiner convinces him and Duke Brewster that each other was going get to Stewart first to kill or capture Anson Marik.
Notes
Alaric Wolf is noted Mad Cat pilot and using one during his campaign in Prefecture IX in 3137 and again campaign in old Free Worlds League space.
- Jade Hawk note = [2] Clan Jade Falcons have kept the designed a secret from outsiders. Alaric Wolf was among the first time to confront this design in October 22, 3136.
References
- Sword of Sedition - First Appearance
- Fortress Republic
- Wolf Hunters
- Last Stand